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Back to the Future Part II (1989) -- After visiting 2015, Marty must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   79,243 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Zemeckis (characters) &
Bob Gale (characters) ...
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Release Date:
22 November 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
Getting back was only the beginning. more
Plot:
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Excess with good reason, good skill, and great results! more (230 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Paradox (USA) (fake working title)
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Runtime:
108 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The 1990 TV special The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy (1990) (TV) showed some sequences cut from the film: - Biff fades out of 2015 after stumbling out of the DeLorean and behind some trash cans - Marty discovers the destroyed Hill Valley High School more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: As Doc and Marty are about to travel back to 1955, Marty says, "What about Jennifer? What about Einstein? We can't just leave them here." When he says this, the shadow of the boom operator and boom microphone can briefly be seen above him and on his t-shirt. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Young Jennifer: How 'bout a ride, mister?
Marty McFly: Jennifer! Oh, man, are you a sight for sore eyes; let me look at you.
Young Jennifer: Marty, you're acting like you haven't seen me in a week.
Marty McFly: I haven't.
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Soundtrack:
Mr. Sandman more

FAQ

How did Biff return to the original 2015 after changing history?
1985 Jennifer and Marty travel to 2015 and their 2015 selves are present, what gives?
When the DoLorean is struck by lightning, the sky flashes the number 99 seemingly written in fire, what does this number mean?
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38 out of 49 people found the following comment useful.
Excess with good reason, good skill, and great results!, 9 June 2000
10/10
Author: Michael DeZubiria (miked32@hotmail.com) from Luoyang, China

Marty McFly is back, and this time he has to travel back to 1955 after an unfortunate incident which took place in 2015 so that he can prevent the destruction of the peaceful society of Hill Valley (what a great fictional name!). The film provides two hours of absolutely wonderful and fun entertainment.

Every paradox and logical problem of time-travel is explained very well in the film itself, and those that are left out are easily overlooked due to the creativeness of the rest of the film. Who cares that if Marty leaves 1985 in a time machine to 2015, there would be no Marty left in 1985 to grow to up into the 47 year old Marty in 2015? This movie is so much fun that things like this are gladly forgotten about in order to accept the huge amount of satisfaction delivered by the film.

The Back To The Future trilogy is a perfect example of the need to be willing to abandon at least a tiny bit of logic in order to fully enjoy a movie. This suspension of disbelief is necessary for a person to be able to truly experience the effectiveness of all three Back To The Future films, and this experience truly is a great one.

It is so rare that a film or a series of films comes along that is so well written and perfectly acted and directed as the Back To The Future movies are. Although I realize that another sequel would probably be disastrous to the credibility of the series as a whole, I have to admit that I have always been disappointed that they stopped at the third film. All three are so much fun that they leave you wishing that the story left room for a few more sequels.

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